Batsmen whose record Kohli broke to become the fastest to 1000 ODI runs in a calender year

#2 15 innings - Hashim Amla in 2010

Amla was in Bradmanesque form in 2010

2010 will forever be remembered as the year which saw the rise of the monk to the zenith, the year where Hashim Amla well and truly established himself as the next big thing in world cricket.

Earmarked for greatness in his nascent years, it was in 2010 that Amla truly showed his versatility as a batsman, quashing aside all the doubts surrounding his credentials as a limited-overs batsman.

Amla played in 15 matches in 2010, amassing 1058 runs at a Brobdingnagian average of 75.57 to become the fastest to accumulate 1,000 runs in a calendar year in fewest innings [15] eventually breaking David Gower's 1983-record of 17 innings.

Such was the form of Amla at the time that it didn't really matter where he was playing. Whether it was India where he scored 121 runs in two innings or the serene islands of the Caribbean [402 runs at 80.40] or in the desert against Pakistan [291 runs at 72.75], Amla thrived in overseas conditions- a true testimony to his adaptability.

Amla continued with his good run-of-form in the years that followed to become the fastest to 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 ODI runs.

He may have faded away in the past season or two but with 7696 runs in 159 games at an average of a shade under 50 [49.65], Amla's place in the pantheon of ODI batsmanship of the current era is assured.